Experts & Staff
WRI’s experts are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as food and land use, energy, cities, climate, economics, finance, governance and more. Our more than 2,000+ staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Program Experts & Staff
Stacy Blondin
Behavioral Science Associate
Edward Davey
Head, World Resources Institute Europe UK Office; Senior Advisor, Food and Land Use Coalition; Advisor, New Economy for the Amazon and Congo Basin
Ysabel Diaz
Restoration Finance Intern
Amanda Fernandez
Deputy Director, Food, Land and Water
Nicole Ihirwe
Food Systems Specialist-LKR
Gloria Kantengwa
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist
Alejandra Laina
Director of Initiative 20x20
Director of the Food, Land Use and Water Program at WRI Colombia
Thais Mascarenhas
Senior Project Analyst, FOLU Brasil
Nadine Munezero
Program Manager, Circular Food Systems, WRI Africa
Bernadette Muteteri
Fund Manager, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Klara Nilsson
Head of Communications, FOLU
Tina Nyunga
Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Mariana Oliveira
Director, Forests and Land Use Program, WRI Brasil
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Guilherme Eufrasio Pinheiro
Engagement Analyst II, WRI Brasil
Daniela Russi
Food, Land and Water Policy Lead for WRI Europe
Eric Ruzigamanzi
Country Representative; Head Food Program, Rwanda
Nienke Stam
Senior Director, Restoration Finance
